TWiV reviews continuing US measles outbreak, host and genetic variations that regulate antibody responses to hepatitis C virus, and varicella-zoster reactivation and the risk of dementia. Hosts: Vincent Racaniello, Alan Dove, Brianne Barker, and Angela Mingarelli Subscribe (free): Apple Podcasts, RSS, email Become a patron of TWiV! Links for this episode Support science education at MicrobeTV Mass firings at CDC (Time) Measles cases continue to climb in US (NPR) Immune 100 at The Incubator (Eventbrite) Viral and host variations modulate antibody responses against HCV (Cell Rep) VZV reactivation and risk of dementia (Nature Med) Taking a shot at dementia (TWiV 1207) Demented and crass (TWiV 1249) Letters read on TWiV 1263 Timestamps by Jolene Ramsey. Thanks! Weekly Picks Angela – ‘Am I redundant?’: how AI changed my career in bioinformatics Brianne – OpenSpace and their YouTube Channel Alan – Coral City Camera – live view of a reef in Biscayne Bay, FL (and NPR story on it). Vincent – Neck pain relief exercises with Dr. Adam Fields Listener Pick Greg – AI: What could go wrong? and An AI System With Detailed Diagnostic Reasoning Makes Its Case Intro music is by Ronald Jenkees Send your virology questions and comments to twiv@microbe.tv Content in this podcast should not be construed as medical advice.